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,G. W. BISHOP.

COMBINATION 'TOOL.

No. 245,122. Patented Aug. 2,1881.

I'nzrenor:

N. PETERS, Fholo-Lilhognpher. Wmingmn. 11C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BISHOP, OF STERLING TOWNSHIP, BROWN COUNTY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DANIEL W. ATOHLEY AND ELKANAH B. HOLMES, F

WILLIAMSB URG, OHIO.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

srncrnrcn'nolv forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,122, dated August 2, 1881,

Application filed April 25, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BISHOP, of Sterling Township, Brown county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combination-Tool, especially adapted to the use of agriculturists,

of which the following is a specification.

The-invention consists of an improved to-' bacco girdling or deadening instrument, convertible into a wrench for turning nuts, round {0- bolts, pipes, 850.

In 'the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of lheinstrument attached to a long handle, with a'hand-lever for operal ing the jaw which is used in the girdling process. Fig. 2 1 5 is'a view of the tool detached from the pole or handle, so as to be useful as a wrench. Fig. 3 is a sectional top view, showing the manner of pivoting the movable jaw.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts. B is a stationary jaw removably attached to the upper end of a rod, 0, which has a handle, b, at its lower end. The jaw B is curved, as shown, and has serrations m and m upon its lower concave and upper convex side respect- 2 5 ively. l

A is aforked lever orjaw, curved as shown, and adapted to straddle the jaw B, to which it is pivoted by a bolt, 0. The forked end of jaw A is provided with serrations i, and the oppo- 0 site end is formed into a hook, G.

Evis a hand-lever, pivotedto the rod 0, and connected by pitman D to pivoted jawA at a, said lever being provided with a handle, 6.

' As thus constructed, the implementis adapt- 3 5 ed to be uscdas a tobacco-girdler. To convert gripe it between the stationary and movable it into a wrench, levers O and E and pitman D are removed and a short handle, F, is substituted for the rod or handle G.

Handle F may be provided with a fork, n, forv drawing nails. 7 40 The operation of the device as a girdler is as follows: The lowerleaves of the tobaccostalk having been removed, the instrument is applied to the stalk near the ground, so as to jaws, in contact with. serrations m and i. The operator,holding firmly the handles 6 b, then gives the implement a slight motion from right to left, which causes the serrated jaws to cut the bark of the stalk entirely around. By a reverse motion of the implement the-bark is removed from the stalk by the serrations m.

To use the implement as a wrench, parts 0, D, and E are removed and handle F substituted, as before described, and the nut to be turned is placed between serrated part m of jaw B and hook G of jaw A, when by a motion from right to left the jaws will be made to grasp and turn the nut as desired.

. I claim as my invention- The rod 0 and curved stationary jaw B, havin g the serrations m m, in combination with the curved forked jaw A pivoted to jaw B, and having serrated portion i, and hook G, the lever E, and pitman D, substantially as described. 65

GEORGE W. BISHOP.

Witnesses:

SIDNEY F. MARKLEY, LESTER F. BOULWARE. 

